Life Doesn't Have To Be Perfect To Be Wonderful

Scrapbook Layout created for Citrus Twist Kits - LIFE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO BE WONDERFUL  -

Hello there!

I have debated about sharing this layout, but i think just like the title, I have to show you the wonderful results when accidents happen.  The layout was created to look like the picture on top(I usually photograph my work as soon as I am finished - if there is good light), however as I  was cleaning all the material, i knocked the bottle of color shine on the bottom part of the layout, so I had to quickly cut the bottom part so i can save it.   Then I was left with the debacle of what to do with the page.. SO  here is what i did:

Since I had stitched the cut file (backed with the papers from this month's Stories main Kit from Citrus Twist Kits) to the white cardstock as to form banners along with the sticky note flags from the Maggie Holmes collection, it was easy to cut the banner out of the cardstock.   I think the little layer of cardstock helps to add dimension.

Then glued it to a paper from Paige Evans' Turn the Page collection from last month's CTK kits ( i had run out of all the patterned paper from this month's kit).  The accident actually helped to bring the detail in the cut file more once it was glued to patterned paper.

Then I just cut the picture out of the original layout, and glued it back on this page (all the clusters are made up from the exclusive pieces from this month's  CTK kit).   Then just used some splatters to finish the page.  Here is the new layout:

I love the picture ( this is what a true portrait of my kids and the littles looks like!), and the new layout is just an echo of the title.  I guess things always happen for a reason!!!

Remember to check the Citrus Twist Kits store to subscribe to their kits ( the upcoming kits are gorgeous!!!).   Let me know if you have questions on how this came together.

See you soon!!!

SCHOOL ROCKS

Scrapbook Layout  - SCHOOL ROCKS -

Hello everyone,

I have been busy trying to organize my scrapbooks.  I love to keep them in chronological order, so once in a while i have to sit down and organize them.  Well, after all the organization, I realized that I have not shared much of my work on this blog.  So slowly I will start to add them in.  

The first layout I am sharing today, it is rather simple. I created this page to remember my kids first day of school (my son is in grade 10, and my daughter in grade 8).   Since both my kids are teenagers now, I wanted to evoke the sense of school, without being childish, so I thought of an apple.

First I drew a simple apple outline on a Heidi Swapp patterned paper, and started to fill it with some word phrases about school.

The word phrases repeated on a 12 inch strip, so cutting it to fit within the
frame was key to the design.

To fill in the empty space in between the word phrases, I used small strips of washi that were cut to fit within the frame of the apple.  This layout comes pre-Silhouette Cameo, so i free-hand cut the apple on white textured card board with an exacto  knife and scissors (I saved the apple cut-out for  another layout  which i am posting right after this one)  Also, I cut a half and inch border around the card stock, so that you can see the patterned paper mat.  I attached the cut out to the page, and added a few embelishments to create a visual triangle.

I  love tags and labels, so I try to use them on most of my layouts.

Finally some lines of journaling and a few drops of black color shine complete the  page.  Check the next entry to see what came of the apple cut-out...

see you soon...

The completed layout...
i used an old notebook page to mat and frame my picture...

Materials Used:

Pattern Paper, Heidi Swapp Collection

Apple cut-out, white textured cardstock, Michaels

Word Phrases, School Rocks, Recollections, Michaels

Tag, Recollections, Michaels

Ephemera, tab,  MInc Collection, Heidi Swapp

Banners,  Teresa Collins

Black Color shine, Heidi Swapp.